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Vt. Air Guard Hopes for Jet, but Others Fear Noise

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Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their two 1,200 horsepower radial engines and to their three-blade variable-pitch propellers, Long Beach, Calif. Picture taken at the Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs man by The Library of Congress
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Plans on where to base the U.S. military's next-generation fighter jet, the F-35, concern people in communities from California to Florida to Maine who worry the aircraft are too loud. In Vermont, where the Air National Guard has flown planes from Burlington International Airport for more than 60 years, opponents are especially vocal. But in other communities, even some long accustomed to the roar of military aircraft, the noise of the F-35 has been an issue. South Burlington City Council President Rosanne Greco, a retired Air Force officer, said she favored bringing the F-35 to her community until she read the draft environmental impact statement released last spring. The F-35s, she said, "will have incredibly significant negative impact on up to 10,000 people who will be unfortunate enough to be in the noise contour zone that the federal government deems unsuitable for residential use," Greco said.

People:

Rosanne Greco

Overall Sentiment: 0.0478952

Relevance: 0.621582

SentimentQuote
-0.125706she said, considers exposure to average aircraft noise greater than 65 decibels (about the sound of a vacuum cleaner about three feet away) "not considered suitable for residential use."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.125706
  • Mean: -0.125706
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Gov. Peter Shumlin

Overall Sentiment: 0.234316

Relevance: 0.256147

Col. David Baczewski

Overall Sentiment: -0.0120838

Relevance: 0.233373

Ann Stefanek

Overall Sentiment: 0.129474

Relevance: 0.230962

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0.340095"Vermont is the most vocal, but Vermont is the preferred alternative for the Guard unit," Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said. ...
0.338542"Vermont is the most vocal, but Vermont is the preferred alternative for the Guard unit," Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said. "But it's the not the only alternative."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.678637
  • Mean: 0.3393185
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

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Organization: Air Force

Overall Sentiment: 0.252698

Relevance: 0.611749

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Organization: Vermont Guard

Overall Sentiment: -0.0180493

Relevance: 0.441686

Organization: Air National Guard

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.373929

Organization: South Burlington City Council

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Company: Facebook

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StateOrCounty: Vermont

Overall Sentiment: 0.202082

Relevance: 0.792848

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City: Burlington

Overall Sentiment: -0.180004

Relevance: 0.46127

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